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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 19, 2017 13:52:58 GMT -5
OK, we've all done it. What rock, rocks or rock jewelry have you had that has somehow left you that you most regret? Or, what deal did you pass up or lose that you wish you could undo? If you have a story and/or pictures, share them here. Here's mine. I got a crazy good deal on this stone on ebay. It was a good size really fabulous gem silica with sagenite. Unfortunately for me, I also lost it on ebay. I was new at doing auctions and put it up with a low open. I was sure that lots of people would see this stone and have to have it. My photo skills left a lot to be desired, too and that was part of the problem. It closed with an opening bid of 20.00. I didn't pay too much for it, but I would much rather have the stone in my possession than the 20.00.  I have a hundred close seconds, but this is the one I always wonder about. My old pictures.    |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Sept 19, 2017 14:09:28 GMT -5
I won a pendant in a contest at one time, some rare material that I really liked. The second place winner was somewhat of a newbie and a female. I thought, as a kind gesture, I would trade the first and second place prize, seeing as I wasn't going to be actually wearing either pendant. Oh, and it was a surprise to the recipient to be receiving this beautiful grand prize, by the way. Not a peep from that person and I haven't actually seen them on this forum since. The pendant I kept is beautiful as well, but I may never see the material in the one I traded again. 
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Post by captbob on Sept 19, 2017 14:11:06 GMT -5
Oh Lord, this could take awhile! Will come back to touch on a few of 'em when I have time. Most would be buying opportunities that I let slip by. Should be a fun thread. ETA: Mel Sabre52 - Bet he has some good (heartbreaking) ones! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 19, 2017 15:11:48 GMT -5
I won a pendant in a contest at one time, some rare material that I really liked. The second place winner was somewhat of a newbie and a female. I thought, as a kind gesture, I would trade the first and second place prize, seeing as I wasn't going to be actually wearing either pendant. Oh, and it was a surprise to the recipient to be receiving this beautiful grand prize, by the way. Not a peep from that person and I haven't actually seen them on this forum since. The pendant I kept is beautiful as well, but I may never see the material in the one I traded again.
Sound familiar, Tela??? Yeah, that was a really sweet stone..... |
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 19, 2017 15:15:05 GMT -5
*LOL* Sometimes I miss all my poppy jasper that Bob took back to Florida with him, and that all my pics of same are on fuggin Peebucket. The jasper went to a good home though, was too big for my little saw anyway *sigh*, and I do enjoy the two new cowboy shooters I bought with Bobs bucks.
Too many other rockhounding regrets to mention them all. Wish I would have spent weeks at the Dryhead digs for example or at Baker ranch when digging eggs cost 15 cents per pound. Wish our gang of hounds could have found the "Lost Jim" agate deposit in the Cadys. Unfortunately, Jim just got us lost while looking for the four foot thick ledge of gem quality red moss and plume. Again, ole Bob got the 50 pound or so boulder that was the best hunk of float I ever found from that lost deposit. Oh yeah, also pissed that I left a huge lens of good nephrite as a stepping stone in the garden when I moved to Texas and another huge boulder of Oaxaca dolomite that my wife had claimed for her raised flower garden. Kind of meant to bring those with me *L*. There ya see, now ya have got me all depressed *sniff*....Mel
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 19, 2017 15:16:57 GMT -5
*LOL* Sometimes I miss all my poppy jasper that Bob took back to Florida with him, and that all my pics of same are on fuggin Peebucket. The jasper went to a good home though, was too big for my little saw anyway *sigh*, and I do enjoy the two new cowboy shooters I bought with Bobs bucks. Too many other rockhounding regrets to mention them all. Wish I would have spent weeks at the Dryhead digs for example or at Baker ranch when digging eggs cost 15 cents per pound. Wish our gang of hounds could have found the "Lost Jim" agate deposit in the Cadys. Unfortunately, Jim just got us lost while looking for the four foot thick ledge of gem quality red moss and plume. Again, ole Bob got the 50 pound or so boulder that was the best hunk of float I ever found from that lost deposit. Oh yeah, also pissed that I left a huge lens of good nephrite as a stepping stone in the garden when I moved to Texas and another huge boulder of Oaxaca dolomite that my wife had claimed for her raised flower garden. Kind of meant to bring those with me *L*. There ya see, now ya have got me all depressed *sniff*....Mel Awwww, I'm sorry. |
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Post by captbob on Sept 19, 2017 15:39:18 GMT -5
Heck, Mel's post got me feein' kinda good! Cuz I have many of his regrets.  Thanks Mel !!! ONE of mine was (I dunno...) over 15 years ago, I was buying a LOT of rocks from Teresa Rocks (eBay) back before she moved to Texas. She had the stuff back then. No telling where she came across all those collections... Anyway, one day she listed that she had maybe 5 50 gal barrels of old time highest quality chevron amethyst. These were the big chunks - like so (swiped Google pic) but even better quality.  You could maybe fit two of them in your hand. And the best quality I have ever seen. I don't recall what she was asking PER BARREL - how she was selling them, not able to buy less than a barrel. But it was something I could have swung had I not just spent a bunch that week on some other rocks. Maybe something like 1000 bucks per barrel. Don't recall. It was reasonable, I was just tapped out that week. There were hundreds in a barrel. In burlap sacks. Good luck finding them today. You can buy pieces this quality individually for $50/100/200 EACH now. Wish I had a barrel of them sitting out back today. *sigh* Many regrets due to "If only I had known!". Rocks used to be SO much cheaper. Stocking up then would have meant fortunes now. Guess most of us have hindsight regrets. |
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 19, 2017 15:51:02 GMT -5
I guess mine would be,having been more savy on rocks and kept all my stock,untell I knew more about it..
I usually traded it off,because I knew nothing of the material...
Now I think back and regret it... LOL
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Post by mohs on Sept 19, 2017 19:08:45 GMT -5
Hi All Interesting subject. My biggest regret is I never got to open my rock’n heart factory Internationally! I wanted to have place where all could participate, make a few bucks, and say: its a great job if you can get it.  Well I haven’t been active w/ the rocks of a couple seasons. Major bummer. Various reasons. And my real regret-- perhaps---- may be ---that I didn’t achieved my goal of perfecting the rocking heart design. I got close! Shape, size, and design were really starting to come into focused. Shine on! Anyone who knew me -- knew that for 7 seasons--- I worked furiously at mastering the rock’n heart design. Amazing!! How such a simple design took me so long to get streamlined!! But it only appeared simple. Deceptively simple. Darn hearts are so finicky ha ha Hopefully-- and if I can get the luxury of an relatively easy going rock bottom retirement-- I can continue to work on perfecting the craft. Plus work on my birthstone heart collections. That 72 hearts. Need to open that
Rock’n Heart Factory ! Regretfully your \mostly Mohs O and Hi everyone  It been a long tough summer for lots of folks Peace Ed |
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 19, 2017 20:03:09 GMT -5
Hi All Interesting subject. My biggest regret is I never got to open my rock’n heart factory Internationally! I wanted to have place where all could participate, make a few bucks, and say: its a great job if you can get it. Well I haven’t been active w/ the rocks of a couple seasons. Major bummer. Various reasons. And my real regret-- perhaps---- may be ---that I didn’t achieved my goal of perfecting the rocking heart design. I got close! Shape, size, and design were really starting to come into focused. Shine on! Anyone who knew me -- knew that for 7 seasons--- I worked furiously at mastering the rock’n heart design. Amazing!! How such a simple design took me so long to get streamlined!! But it only appeared simple. Deceptively simple. Darn hearts are so finicky ha ha Hopefully-- and if I can get the luxury of an relatively easy going rock bottom retirement-- I can continue to work on perfecting the craft. Plus work on my birthstone heart collections. That 72 hearts. Need to open that
Rock’n Heart Factory ! Regretfully your \mostly Mohs O and Hi everyone It been a long tough summer for lots of folks Peace Ed You do know this is an international site, right? You have blessed lots of people here with your hearts and they are about as perfect as one can get! So, to that end, you are already a success! As for the factory.... I like to say- "You ain't dead, yet." |
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Post by mohs on Sept 19, 2017 20:34:09 GMT -5
right on Tela ! be it dead or alive.... mostly |
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Post by fantastic5 on Sept 19, 2017 20:34:27 GMT -5
I was digging in one side of an area during a rare open dig at the famous North America Emerald Mine. Terry was digging about 4 feet in front of me. We both started hitting pocket material, mostly quartz crystals. Her side ended up with 40+ carats of emeralds and I got to watch.
Truthfully, it was amazing to watch, but I wouldn't have minded a little green.
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Post by fishnpinball on Sept 19, 2017 20:43:40 GMT -5
Not being into rock collecting as I was touring the world on Submarines. I literally went around the world, so missed lots of opportunities.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Sept 19, 2017 20:49:13 GMT -5
My biggest regret is a lost buying opportunity, like I'm sure lots of you have . . . my first year going to Quartzsite, there was a booth selling this weird petrified wood. It was pretty expensive, but not ridiculous. I said "maybe next year when I'm more experienced with cabbing" . . . turned out to be the last year Service Station Gems brought their Hell's Canyon Petrified Wood to Quartzsite . . . sigh.
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 19, 2017 20:52:31 GMT -5
My biggest regret is a lost buying opportunity, like I'm sure lots of you have . . . my first year going to Quartzsite, there was a booth selling this weird petrified wood. It was pretty expensive, but not ridiculous. I said "maybe next year when I'm more experienced with cabbing" . . . turned out to be the last year Service Station Gems brought their Hell's Canyon Petrified Wood to Quartzsite . . . sigh. DOH! |
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Post by mohs on Sept 19, 2017 20:54:57 GMT -5
don't feel left out fishnpal here's little rock for you
o & fantastic
emerald is my favorite stone
never found any either
but if you
find the heart
u
find a treasure
mohs
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Post by spiceman on Sept 19, 2017 21:16:57 GMT -5
Well, working 19+ years as a engineering tech. I think everything can be fixed.
i.e. A rock that has a fault line or a dig. I spend hours or longer trying to fix something
that should be trashed or put away. My regret is not much gets done, I should
just move forward and not try to fix every rock.
Still learning to tumble.
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 19, 2017 21:32:14 GMT -5
Well, working 19+ years as a engineering tech. I think everything can be fixed. i.e. A rock that has a fault line or a dig. I spend hours or longer trying to fix something that should be trashed or put away. My regret is not much gets done, I should just move forward and not try to fix every rock. Still learning to tumble. When I first started, I used to waste a lot of time trying to salvage good rocks, too. It was a good learning experience, though. |
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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 19, 2017 23:25:10 GMT -5
I regret throwing a rock at a cat that was under my window and yowling his love for my cat, all night long.
On hindsight I wish I had thrown a stick in case I couldn't find my rock in the morning.. grin
No, just kidding, it was really on buying decisions.. Many times, for one reason or another, I didn't buy a specimen that I wanted and didn't.
The latest was at the Buena Vista show and I really wanted some of this beautiful collected fluorite but I didn't get back and had forgotten until I was well on the way home. Oh well the person who got the rock is a happy camper and hope they enjoy it.
The person I was with did the same thing on a unique cab made from a feather from Blue Kyanite. We still talk about these regrets weeks later.
Other times, I have regretting going a little further working on a rock, trying to make it perfect, and made it worse.
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Post by Tommy on Sept 19, 2017 23:29:02 GMT -5
My biggest rock regrets are that I never got to see Led Zeppelin in concert before Bonham died ... and Lynyrd Skynyrd before Ronnie died - or Pink Floyd in their prime. There are times I seriously wish I had a time machine. I wish I could go back to 1977 and explain to this 13 year old stoner that the Day on the Green concerts in Oakland featuring Skynyrd or Zeppelin were not to be missed under any circumstances... Oh well.
There are a few cabs I wish I had back so I could sell them for more money - in the early days of my Etsy store I was selling some serious high quality material for seriously low prices compared to today's prices ... and some high-end slabs I practically gave away on Ebay in the very beginning (four years ago LOL) that would command very high prices now. Nothing really sentimental that I can think of. With her permission (insistence) I sold a Wingate agate cab I had made for Eva that we both wish we could have back. It sold for a decent amount $120 but we've never seen another piece so beautiful and we both kind of just miss it.
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